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The Single UNIX &reg; Specification, Version 2<br>
Copyright &copy; 1997 The Open Group

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<h4><a name = "tag_000_000_454">&nbsp;</a>NAME</h4><blockquote>
getwin, putwin - dump window to, and reload window from, a file
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_000_455">&nbsp;</a>SYNOPSIS</h4><blockquote>
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#include &lt;<a href="curses.h.html">curses.h</a>&gt;

WINDOW *getwin(FILE *<i>filep</i>);

int putwin(WINDOW *<i>win</i>, FILE *<i>filep</i>);
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</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_000_456">&nbsp;</a>DESCRIPTION</h4><blockquote>
The
<i>getwin()</i>
function reads window-related data stored in the file by
<i><a href="putwin.html">putwin()</a></i>.
The function then creates and initialises a new window using that data.
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The
<i><a href="putwin.html">putwin()</a></i>
function writes all data associated with <i>win</i> into the
<i>stdio</i>
stream to which
<i>filep</i> points, using an unspecified format.  This information can be
retrieved later using
<i>getwin()</i>.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_000_457">&nbsp;</a>RETURN VALUE</h4><blockquote>
Upon successful completion,
<i>getwin()</i>
returns a pointer to the window it created.  Otherwise, it returns a null
pointer.
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Upon successful completion,
<i><a href="putwin.html">putwin()</a></i>
returns OK.  Otherwise, it returns ERR.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_000_458">&nbsp;</a>ERRORS</h4><blockquote>
No errors are defined.
</blockquote><h4><a name = "tag_000_000_459">&nbsp;</a>SEE ALSO</h4><blockquote>
<i><a href="scr_dump.html">scr_dump()</a></i>,
<i><a href="curses.h.html">&lt;curses.h&gt;</a></i>.
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